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2021–22 Fortuna Düsseldorf season

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Fortuna Düsseldorf
2021–22 season
ManagerChristian Preußer
StadiumMerkur Spiel-Arena

The 2021–22 season is Fortuna Düsseldorf's 127th season in existence and the club's second season back in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football, following their relegation from the Bundesliga in the 2019–20 season. The club also participate in the DFB-Pokal.

Background and pre-season[edit]

Fortuna Düsseldorf finished the 2020–21 season in 5th place, 8 points below the automatic promotion places and 6 points below the promotion play-off place.[1] Manager Uwe Rösler's contract was not renewed at the end of the previous season.[2] Christian Preußer was appointed as manager in May 2021.[3]

Pre-season[edit]

Pre-season match details
Date Time Opponent Venue Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance Ref.
23 June 2021 18:30 TSV Meerbusch Away 11–0 Peterson 1', Shipnoski 17', 39', Bunk 22', 46', Piotrowski 28', Prib 38', Sobottka 61', Klaus 65', Lobinger 66', Ofori 72' [4]
26 June 2021 14:00 SC Schiefbahn Away 9–0 Klaus 10', 31', Ofori 21', 83', Shipnoski 57', Basczyk 64' o.g., Lobinger 68', 72', Bunk 88' 250 [5]
4 July 2021 17:00 Würzburger Kickers Home 1–2[a] Hartherz 115' pen. [6]
8 July 2021 18:00 AEL Limassol Home 2–2 Sobottka 2', Narey 13' 200 [7]
17 July 2021 15:30 OH Leuven Home 3–0 Patris 16' o.g., Hennings 45'pen., Zimmermann 52' 3,095 [8]

Competitions[edit]

2. Bundesliga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 1. FC Nürnberg 34 14 9 11 49 49 0 51
9 Holstein Kiel 34 12 9 13 46 54 −8 45
10 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 11 11 12 45 42 +3 44
11 Hannover 96 34 11 9 14 35 49 −14 42
12 Karlsruher SC 34 9 14 11 54 55 −1 41
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[9]

Matches[edit]

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 1 SV Sandhausen 0-2 Fortuna Düsseldorf Sandhausen
1:30pm
Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion
Attendance: 3,454
Referee: Thorben Siewer
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) 2 Fortuna Düsseldorf 2-3 Werder Bremen Düsseldorf
8:30pm
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 12,850
Referee: Daniel Schlager
14 August 2021 (2021-08-14) 3 FC Nürnberg 2-0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Nuremberg
1:30pm
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 12,361
Referee: Robert Schröder
20 August 2021 (2021-08-20) 4 Fortuna Düsseldorf 2-2 Holstein Kiel Düsseldorf
6:30pm
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 16,349
Referee: Florian Heft
28 August 2021 (2021-08-28) 5 Schalke 3-1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Gelsenkirchen
8:30pm
Stadium: Arena AufSchalke
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 6 Erzgebirge Aue 0-1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Aue-Bad Schlema
1:30pm
Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 6,064
Referee: Dr. Arne Aarnink
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 7 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-1 Jahn Regensburg Düsseldorf
1:30pm Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 6,064
Referee: Dr. Arne Aarnink
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25) 8 Ingolstadt 04 1-2 Fortuna Düsseldorf Ingolstadt
1:30pm
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 4,579
Referee: Thorben Siewer
2 October 2021 (2021-10-02) 9 Fortuna Düsseldorf 2-3 Paderborn Düsseldorf
1:30pm
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 19,727
Referee: Sven Jablonski

DFB-Pokal[edit]

DFB-Pokal match details
Round Date Time Opponent Venue Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance Ref.

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date Position Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 MF Nicklas Shipnoski 1. FC Saarbrücken Undisclosed [10][11]
1 July 2021 MF Felix Klaus VfL Wolfsburg Undisclosed [12]

Loans in[edit]

Date Position Name Club Return Ref.
26 June 2021 MF Ao Tanaka Kawasaki Frontale End of season [13]

Transfers out[edit]

Date Position Name To Fee Ref.
22 June 2021 MF Jean Zimmer 1. FC Kaiserslautern Undisclosed [14][15]
1 July 2021 MF Gökhan Gül Released [16]
1 July 2021 FW Kenan Karaman Released [16]
1 July 2021 GK Anton Mitryushkin Released [16]

Loans out[edit]

Date Position Name Club Return Ref.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Match played over 120 minutes

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tabelle – 2. Bundesliga 2020/21". kicker (in German). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Fortuna Düsseldorf und Cheftrainer Rösler gehen getrennte Wege". kicker (in German). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Preußer wird neuer Trainer bei Fortuna Düsseldorf". kicker (in German). 27 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ Krings, Norbert (23 June 2021). "Preußer-Premiere: Fortuna feiert lockeren 11:0-Sieg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. ^ Krings, Norbert (26 June 2021). "Müde Fortunen siegen in Schiefbahn 9:0". kicker (in German). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. ^ Krings, Norbert (4 July 2021). "Drittligist Würzburg siegt 2:1 gegen unpräzise Fortunen". kicker (in German). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. ^ Krings, Norbert (8 July 2021). "Fortuna gibt Sieg in letzter Minute aus der Hand". kicker (in German). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  8. ^ Krings, Norbert (17 July 2021). "Fortuna gewinnt letztes Testspiel". kicker (in German). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). DFB.de. German Football Association. p. 214. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Fortuna angelt sich Shipnoski". kicker (in German). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Nicklas Shipnoski wechselt zur neuen Saison zu Fortuna Düsseldorf". fc-saarbruecken.de (in German). 1. FC Saarbrücken. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Fortuna bindet Felix Klaus bis 2023". f95.de (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Fortuna verpflichtet Tanaka". kicker (in German). 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  14. ^ ""Ein Kind der Region": Zimmer bleibt ein Roter Teufel". kicker (in German). 22 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  15. ^ Jolitz, Bernd (26 June 2021). "Nach Zimmer-Transfer: So emotional bedanken sich FCK-Fans bei Fortuna". RP ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  16. ^ a b c "Saisonausklang im Kreise der Mannschaft". f95.de (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.